Molotov arson, Jaffa assault appeals, and a car-bomb killing

A 19-year-old suspect arrested at Ben Gurion over a Be'er Sheva arson spree; the Supreme Court stiffens sentences for a father-son attack on an attorney.

Molotov arson, Jaffa assault appeals, and a car-bomb killing — A 19-year-old suspect was arrested at Ben Gurion Airport on suspicion of setting fire to over seven vehicles in a Be'er Sheva lot using Molotov cocktails. [^1] Police requested a 10-day extension, citing concerns of obstruction. The judge extended detention only until Monday, ruling that no grounds were found for release to alternative detention. The defense attorney argued the suspect cooperated and asked for fewer days to verify his alibi. The Supreme Court toughened the sentences of a father and son convicted of a violent attack on attorney Ronen Ben Zvi in Jaffa. The son, who was a minor at the time, had his sentence increased from four years to six years and eight months; the father's sentence rose from two years to three years in prison. [^2] Noam Salma, 25, from Binyamina, was killed on Thursday evening in a car explosion at the Pal-Yam junction near Or Akiva. Two weeks before the murder, a grenade was thrown at Salma's home; in May, he and his cousin were stabbed at a club in Pardes Hanna. The suspicion is that the key witness was murdered to prevent him from testifying. Northern District Police raided hideout apartments and groves near Nazareth, arresting dozens of suspects and children employed in collecting donations at intersections. [^3] Commander Tal Krispin said the beggars can earn up to 3,000 shekels a day, standing for hours in heat exceeding 40 degrees Celsius. Some children, aged 4-5, sleep in nearby groves or in compounds set up for them. Gantz bets on six seats as Eisenkot calls for a debate Netanyahu has dodged for 27 years — Roi Vermus, co-founder of the hedge fund Noked Capital, which manages more than 10 billion shekels, published an unusual political post on Facebook today (Saturday) telling opponents of the government to stop apologizing for themselves. "Less criticism. Less defeatism. Less explanations of why it's impossible. More responsibility. More optimism. More actions," he wrote [^1]. Vermus is not a novice at reading a balance sheet: he managed Psagot from 2006 to 2010 as chairman, and in March 2023 that firm published an unusual letter to investors warning th